Production Planning & Control NMIMS – Syllabus Jan 2011

PPC - Syllabus 1.Production systems-operations, processes, manufacturing, and services. Productivity concepts Functions of PPIC cycle, Resources required. Routing, Scheduling, Loading.Functions of PPIC cycle, Resources required. Routing, Scheduling, Loading. Manufacturing systems, The production cycle, Manufacturing operations and Service operations, selection of process.Manufacturing systems, The production cycle, Manufacturing operations and Service operations, selection of process. Measuring effectiveness of PPIC, PPC in Job Production, Batch Production or Intermittent Production, Continuous Production, and in Process Industry.Measuring effectiveness of PPIC, PPC in Job Production, Batch Production or Intermittent Production, Continuous Production, and in Process Industry. Requirements of Effective Operations Planning and Control System and Make or Buy Analysis.Requirements of Effective Operations Planning and Control System and Make or Buy Analysis. Plant Planning and Facility Planning their Importance and Objectives of Plant Planning.Plant Planning and Facility Planning their Importance and Objectives of Plant Planning. Consideration and Scope of Plant Planning.Consideration and Scope of Plant Planning.

2. Product–Process Technologies Automation, scope, NCMs, Robots, etc. Automatic quality control inspection, Automated process control, CAD/CAM systems, Flexible Manufacturing Systems, Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Managing Technological Change. 3.Process-Product Matrix Product design, various stages in new product development & evaluation, product use and support.. Process design, interrelationship of product/service design and process design, relationship between process planning and other operations management activities.

4. Plant Layout Flow systems, Integration of flow lines into an assembly layouts, Types of layouts, effect of automation on layout. Material Handling.Flow systems, Integration of flow lines into an assembly layouts, Types of layouts, effect of automation on layout. Material Handling. 5. Demand Management Long-range and Short range demand forecasting methods, Simple Moving Average, Weighted Moving Average, Time-series models, Exponential Smoothing and Double Smoothing Model (Holt’s Model).Long-range and Short range demand forecasting methods, Simple Moving Average, Weighted Moving Average, Time-series models, Exponential Smoothing and Double Smoothing Model (Holt’s Model).

6. Line Balancing Line balancing procedure in assembly lay-outs, Line balancing methods, Heuristic Models and models explaining Line efficiency, and no. of work stations.Line balancing procedure in assembly lay-outs, Line balancing methods, Heuristic Models and models explaining Line efficiency, and no. of work stations. 7. Resource Planning Resource Requirement Planning systems, Master Production Schedule, Objectives and Functions of MPS, Procedure for developing MPS, MPS in produce-to-stock and produce-to-order firms.Resource Requirement Planning systems, Master Production Schedule, Objectives and Functions of MPS, Procedure for developing MPS, MPS in produce-to-stock and produce-to-order firms. Material Requirement Planning(MRP-  ), Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP-  ) Implementation of MRP, Problems in designing and managing MRP systems. Inventory control – selective inventory control analysis..Material Requirement Planning(MRP-  ), Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP-  ) Implementation of MRP, Problems in designing and managing MRP systems. Inventory control – selective inventory control analysis..

9. Operations Scheduling Stages in Scheduling, Load Charts and Machine Load Charts, Priority Sequencing 10. Advance Concepts Enterprise Resource Planning, Functioning and Features of ERP, Scope of ERP, Benefits of ERP, Application of ERP, Selection of ERP packages, Importance of data in ERP. TPM, TQM, Emerging trends – the next decade.Enterprise Resource Planning, Functioning and Features of ERP, Scope of ERP, Benefits of ERP, Application of ERP, Selection of ERP packages, Importance of data in ERP. TPM, TQM, Emerging trends – the next decade.

Just-in-Time manufacturing, Origins of JIT, Elements of JIT manufacturing, Lot size reduction, Kanban as control tool, The Kanban system.Just-in-Time manufacturing, Origins of JIT, Elements of JIT manufacturing, Lot size reduction, Kanban as control tool, The Kanban system. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Integration Issues in CIM, Data Exchange and Network Communications. Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Integration Issues in CIM, Data Exchange and Network Communications. Lean Manufacturing.Lean Manufacturing. 11. Selection of Equipments. Economic analysis for selection of equipments such as pay-back period. Asset replacements. Economic analysis for selection of equipments such as pay-back period. Asset replacements.

Recommended Books Production & Operations Management By K. Aswathappa & K. Sridhar BhatProduction & Operations Management By K. Aswathappa & K. Sridhar Bhat Elements of Production Planning & Control By Samuel EilonElements of Production Planning & Control By Samuel Eilon Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management By Vollmann, Berry, Whybark, and Jacobs.Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management By Vollmann, Berry, Whybark, and Jacobs. The Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control By Stephan Chapman.The Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control By Stephan Chapman. Operations Management By MahadevanOperations Management By Mahadevan Production Planning and Control By MukhopadhayayProduction Planning and Control By Mukhopadhayay